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Please don't try anything
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you are about to see at home.
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We're what you call experts.
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Narrator: On this episode of
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"mythbusters"...
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Usually you fill potholes.
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I'm digging them.
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What are you going to do?
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Narrator: Adam and Jamie
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get punctures on purpose...
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I have always wanted to do
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that.
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Narrator: As they test
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mythical ways of fixing a flat.
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I thought with a flat in
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the wild, we'd be grasping at
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straws.
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Narrator: From
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mother nature...
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[ Grunting ]
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Narrator: To the urban
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sprawl...
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Yeah, baby.
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Narrator: Can you really
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improvise your way out of a jam?
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Cast-iron manhole-cover
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wheel.
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Go!
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Narrator: Meanwhile, kari,
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Grant, and Tory reel in a fishy
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fable...
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Oh, oh!
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Narrator: As they test
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this viral video.
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[ Fishing line whirring ]
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If you catch a fast-enough
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fish...
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All right, kari, you're
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hooked.
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Narrator: Can it ever set
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your reel aflame?
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It's getting too hot to hold!
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312!
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Narrator: Who are the
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mythbusters?
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Adam savage...
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Three, two, one.
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Aah!
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Narrator: And
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Jamie hyneman.
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We're just going to have
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to crash it to find out.
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Narrator: Between them more
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than 30 years of special-effects
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experience.
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Joining them...
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Tory belleci.
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Time to go diving.
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Narrator: Grant imahara.
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.44-Magnum big.
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Narrator: And kari Byron.
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Ohh!
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Narrator: They don't just
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tell the myths...
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They put them to the test.
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Captions by vitac...
www.Vitac.Com
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all right, Jamie, I'm going
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to paint you a picture.
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You've driven out to the middle
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of nowhere to go backwoods
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camping.
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You've hiked out into the
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wilderness, and at the end of
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the weekend, you hike back to
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your car to find, oh, you got
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a flat tire.
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What do you do?
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I put on a spare.
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You don't have a spare.
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I call a tow truck.
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Nope, no cellphone
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reception.
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I walk out.
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Nope, walking is not an
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option.
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You have to somehow make that
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flat tire into a workable wheel.
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What do you do?
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I improvise.
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Exactly.
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That's what this story's
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about... improvised solutions
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to making a flat tire into
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a workable wheel in the
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wilderness.
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Narrator: Under normal
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circumstances, fixing a flat
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is simple.
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Unpack the Jack, prepare the
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spare, and you're good to go.
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[ Chimpanzee screeching ]
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But if you're in the middle of
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nowhere, and the spare's not
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there, can you improvise your
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way out?
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Can mother nature really come
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to the rescue?
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Or will this myth hit the hay?
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So, what's the plan?
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Well, we got a whole bunch
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of suggestions from the fan site
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for things people claim to have
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tried that got them out of jams.
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I think we should choose the
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three best to test.
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Well, let's say we go to the
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great outdoors and set up a
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course, then.
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A course that would include
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all the different obstacles one
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might encounter trying to get
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themselves out of a jam.
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Exactly.
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Narrator: So to put this tire
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trilogy to the test, the team
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heads for the hills.
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[ Tires screech ]
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In order to run our tire
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fixers through their paces,
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we've chosen a course in this
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off-road facility that will give
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us the widest range of standard
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road hazards you might encounter
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in just this kind of setting.
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Narrator: And that setting
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isn't the only thing they've
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settled on.
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This is our test car.
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It is an average, ordinary,
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everyday sedan, and that's
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the point.
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This story is about an ordinary
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car out for an ordinary drive
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when things go sour and an
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extraordinary solution is
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required.
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Narrator: With the car sorted
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and a two-mile lap lined up,
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things are looking good.
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Ho ho!
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Narrator: So all they need
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now is to acquire a flat tire.
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[ Air hissing ]
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I have always wanted to do
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that.
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What are we going to do?!
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We got a flat tire!
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Here's the drill.
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You're out in nature miles from
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the road with a flat tire and no
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spare.
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Pop quiz, hotshot... what do you
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do?
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What you do is improvise.
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And so that's what we're going
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to do.
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We're going to make our
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equivalent of a run flat tire
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out of stuff at hand like
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vegetation or [Grunts] straw.
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Narrator: Yep, you heard
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right.
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Fan-fix number one involves
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first removing the wheel...
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I just happen to have
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a lovely garage Jack.
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Narrator: Then stuffing
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the cut-open tire with straw...
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Now, that's what I'm
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thinking.
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Well, let's just see how far
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we get with that.
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Narrator: Before
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delivering a collection of bad
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puns.
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I thought with a flat in the
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wild, we'd be grasping at
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straws, but this is giving me
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high hopes.
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Well, hey, if it works.
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Narrator: With mark twain
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turning in his grave, the guys
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reattach the wheel...
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[ Air hisses ]
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Hey, that's not bad.
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Narrator: Before stuffing
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in more straw until the tire is
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literally fit to burst.
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Well, that's the last straw.
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Now it's time for our
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straw-filled tire test.
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How do i think it's going to go?
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Well, I'm positive that having
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straw in this tire is going to
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be better than if we just had
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a normal flat tire.
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How long it actually lasts and
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whether the straw stays in there
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is the only worry that i have,
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and the only way to find that
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out is to test it.
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Narrator: Sensibly, Jamie
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starts slow.
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How does it feel?
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It feels a little spongy,
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but...
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[ Laughs ]
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seems like it's working.
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Narrator: But once they
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survive the speed bump...
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It bottomed out there.
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Narrator: And the
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pothole...
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Well, that went fine, too.
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Totally fine.
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Narrator: He's confident
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enough to speed up.
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Through the puddle.
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Narrator: And by the time
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he's halfway 'round, you might
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say he's making hay while the
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sun shines.
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Definitely a very reasonable
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escape plan so far.
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Narrator: Amazingly, the
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straw tire stands up to whatever
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stands in its way.
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No problem.
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We can make it home.
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Narrator: At least until
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Jamie tries to end with a bang.
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Very, very well done.
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[ Chuckles ]
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Whoa.
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It looks a little different.
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[ Laughs ]
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I had high hopes for the hay,
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and my hopes were not misplaced.
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It performed fantastically.
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It went through the obstacle
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course pretty much without a
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hitch.
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You could feel it deteriorating.
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My feeling is, you're using
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this to get out of a jam, hay
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in this case would absolutely
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get you out of this jam.
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[ Laughs ]
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[ Laughs ]
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Well, as a fix, I'm calling
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hay plausible.
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Yeah.
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Only a short-term one, though.
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Agreed. What's next?
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Well, i think nature may have
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some more surprises in store for
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us.
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Narrator: Next up...
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Something fishy.
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All right, so this next myth
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is an old fishing myth, and it's
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not about the big one that got
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away.
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This one is about flaming reels.
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Okay, flaming reels.
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You're gonna have to give me
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more than that.
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All right, now, as any
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fisherman knows, once the fish
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is on the line, all it wants
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to do is get away.
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Meaning it takes off in
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the opposite direction.
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Exactly, and as it's taking
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off, it is pulling a lot of line
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off that reel.
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Okay, i see where you're
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going with this.
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The line's coming off fast
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enough, it generates friction,
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which creates heat.
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And if you generate enough
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heat, it could burst into flame,
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hence the name flaming reel.
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And that's the myth.
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Can a fish cause a reel to catch
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on fire?
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Narrator: And it's a myth
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that's perfectly portrayed in
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this viral video.
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When the hooked fish flees,
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the friction on the spool causes
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the reel to first smoke and then
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catch fire.
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But is this really real?
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All right, so i got to say
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right off the bat, the physics
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of this myth add up.
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I mean, a spinning reel will
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experience friction, and that
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will generate heat.
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But to generate enough heat
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to actually combust, we're
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talking about a pretty big fish.
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Well, we do have big fish in
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our bay.
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I mean, we have sturgeon, we
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have shark.
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Maybe we charter a boat and see
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if we get lucky.
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Yeah, who knows?
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We could catch a giant monster
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fish that would fight the line
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and confirm the myth.
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All right, let's hit the
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high seas.
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Don't forget to pack your
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seasick pills.
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Oh, i won't.
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Narrator: And your alarm
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clock...
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[ Alarm clock rings ]
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because this is a myth that
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starts early.
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You guys ready to catch a
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fish?
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There's our boat.
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You bet.
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[ Gull screeches ]
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To put the flaming reel myth
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to the test, we got up at the
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crack of dawn and strolled down
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fisherman wharf to get onto this
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boat.
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Wacky jacky, the saltiest sailor
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i have ever met, is gonna take
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us out sportfishing so that we
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can see if we can catch a reel
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on fire.
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Now, this whole myth is to
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see whether or not you can
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create enough friction on your
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reel that it gets so hot that
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it actually bursts into flames.
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And that's why we're out here on
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the bay to see if we can catch
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a big fish and make that happen.
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Narrator: A strong, fast fish
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like a sturgeon or a shark could
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easily create friction to heat
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up the reel.
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Catch me a big one!
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Narrator: But will it be
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enough to set it on fire?
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Oh, oh!
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I got...
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I got nothing.
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Narrator: Well, so far
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nothing's taking the bait
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to find out.
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Is fishing always this much
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fun?
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Narrator: After eight hours
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without a single bite, the team
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decides to head on home.
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So, how do we test this myth
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if we can't catch any fish?
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I don't know.
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I mean, we've been out here all
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day, and all we have to show for
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it is bait.
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Yeah, apparently we are
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terrible fishermen.
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So you want to go back to the
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shop and figure out a way to do
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this without actually fishing?
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That sounds like a great
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idea.
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Narrator: Later...
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Tory catches the one that got
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away.
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That is a fast fish!
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We got ourselves a big one!
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Narrator: But next...
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Will there be tire-fix trouble?
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Jamie's baby carriage had
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wheels just like this.
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Narrator: Since its creation
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thousands of years ago, the
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wheel has never really been
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improved.
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Until now...
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As Adam and Jamie reinvent it,
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testing mythical methods for
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fixing a flat.
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And with hay a success, what's
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next?
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Next up, we're branching out
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to other solutions for a flat
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tire.
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Narrator: Yep, next up
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is surely a
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clutching-at-straws-type
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solution...
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Uh-huh.
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I will try not to hurt you.
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That's a lovely little ski
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there.
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Narrator: A branch forced
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under and then tied to the flat
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tire.
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It's not pretty, but fans have
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said that this really works.
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If you want to move something
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heavy across the ground, you got
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a couple of basic choices,
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really.
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You can do it with a wheel
433
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or you can do it with a sled.
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And what we've got here is a
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makeshift sled built out of
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a tree branch and some rope.
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It ought to work.
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At least for a while.
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Narrator: But will it last
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for a full lap of their course?
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Go!
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[ Engine revs ]
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[ Grunts ]
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[ Engine revs ]
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Narrator: Well, to say it's
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a slow start would be an
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understatement.
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[ Engine revs ]
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[ Grunting ]
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Narrator: Eventually Jamie
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does get a grip.
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Yes! Yes!
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Narrator: But they're
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certainly not out of the woods
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yet.
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All right, here we go.
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We're on the road.
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Oh, don't slow down for
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anything!
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[ Chuckles ]
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Narrator: After slipping and
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sliding their way through the
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first 200 yards of their lap...
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The control is a little
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rough, huh?
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Yeah.
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Narrator: They meet the
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first major obstacle...
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The speed bump...
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Go, go, go!
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Narrator: Which causes
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their car to come to a
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standstill.
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Come on!
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Oh, the log came out.
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No!
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Yeah.
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[ Laughs ]
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Ah, there's your problem.
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It came out?
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Oh, it came out.
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Yeah.
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It abraded through all of the
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tie ropes up there close to the
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wheel.
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That was pretty interesting,
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though, going down the road
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sideways.
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[ Both laugh ]
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This track here pretty much
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tells the whole story.
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You can see the log's still in
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place, and then it hits this
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bump.
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It sort of digs in and gets
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yanked out of place.
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And from here on in, it's pretty
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much just momentum.
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Narrator: With the branch
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busted literally and
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metaphorically, it's on to
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the final forest fix.
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You may see a couple of logs
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here.
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I see a tire.
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Narrator: Once Jamie's got
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the good wood, his next job is
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to make it as circular as he
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can...
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Looks pretty round to me.
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[ Laughs ]
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Narrator: Before the guys
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jump-cut their way through the
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rest of their final
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improvisation technique.
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Wow.
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That is, without a doubt, the
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ugliest tire change I've ever
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seen.
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If you saw somebody doing
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this on the side of the road...
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You'd be like, "can i help
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you in any way?"
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No, i think I'd just leave...
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Quickly.
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Will it work?
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I don't think I'd want to go
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very fast on this particular
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wheel, but it seems like it's
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pretty solid.
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I think it's going to be the
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best one yet.
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Narrator: Well, there's only
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one way to find out.
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[ Engine turns over ]
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Roll along, little wheel.
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It's working good.
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Narrator: Remember, it's only
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the wheel that they've tinkered
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with.
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The suspension, brakes, and
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steering are all completely
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untouched.
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Okay, here we go.
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Speed bump.
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Narrator: So, will the log
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help or hinder?
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Oh, yeah! It made it!
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Ha ha ha!
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That did fine.
551
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Oh, it did totally perfectly.
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Narrator: It's certainly
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a case of so far, so good.
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00:14:06,333 --> 00:14:08,899
But how will the potholes fare?
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00:14:08,900 --> 00:14:10,066
I'm nervous about the
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pothole.
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Back wheel!
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00:14:12,601 --> 00:14:14,366
Back wheel's good!
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Not a problem.
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Not a problem.
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Narrator: With both the
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potholes and the puddles
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passed...
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Oh, yeah!
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No problem!
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00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,199
Narrator: It's not long
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before the mythbusters come full
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circle.
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00:14:29,133 --> 00:14:30,432
Hey, hey!
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It's beautiful!
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Well, with our first prototype
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fully tested, the "mythbusters"
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tire company is ready to open
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its doors for business.
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This little baby worked
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magnificently on our course.
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It was, in fact, the best of all
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impromptu solutions that we have
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yet tried.
580
00:14:48,367 --> 00:14:49,932
So, log wheel?
581
00:14:49,933 --> 00:14:51,566
Totally confirmed.
582
00:14:51,567 --> 00:14:52,832
Yep. Let's go.
583
00:14:52,833 --> 00:14:53,700
All right.
584
00:14:53,701 --> 00:14:55,466
Narrator: As the guys head on
585
00:14:55,467 --> 00:14:57,199
home, the fixing-a-flat myth is
586
00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,866
far from finished.
587
00:14:59,867 --> 00:15:02,266
Ho ho ho ho!
588
00:15:02,267 --> 00:15:03,267
Narrator: Later...
589
00:15:03,268 --> 00:15:04,666
Adam and Jamie hit the town for
590
00:15:04,667 --> 00:15:06,066
more fabled fixes.
591
00:15:06,067 --> 00:15:07,266
Whoo-hoo-hoo.
592
00:15:07,267 --> 00:15:09,399
Check out your dubs, homey.
593
00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:10,200
Narrator: But next...
594
00:15:10,201 --> 00:15:11,566
All right, we're at maximum
595
00:15:11,567 --> 00:15:12,067
speed.
596
00:15:12,068 --> 00:15:13,166
Narrator: The guys focus
597
00:15:13,167 --> 00:15:15,232
on the friction factors.
598
00:15:15,233 --> 00:15:16,067
Getting red-hot.
599
00:15:16,067 --> 00:15:17,067
It's starting to smoke!
600
00:15:17,068 --> 00:15:19,067
It's smoking!
601
00:15:24,833 --> 00:15:26,632
Narrator: Can a superfast
602
00:15:26,633 --> 00:15:28,432
fish ever set a fishing reel
603
00:15:28,433 --> 00:15:29,133
ablaze?
604
00:15:29,134 --> 00:15:30,866
[ Fishing line whirring ]
605
00:15:30,867 --> 00:15:32,532
Well, not if the mythbusters are
606
00:15:32,533 --> 00:15:34,232
anything to go by.
607
00:15:34,233 --> 00:15:35,599
Is fishing always this much
608
00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:36,932
fun?
609
00:15:36,933 --> 00:15:38,399
So, based on our fishing
610
00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,066
trip, i think the only realistic
611
00:15:40,067 --> 00:15:41,932
way to actually test this myth
612
00:15:41,933 --> 00:15:43,466
is if we build a fake fish.
613
00:15:43,467 --> 00:15:44,699
Well, this is just about a
614
00:15:44,700 --> 00:15:45,932
spinning reel creating enough
615
00:15:45,933 --> 00:15:47,066
heat to catch on fire.
616
00:15:47,067 --> 00:15:48,332
I mean, we don't technically
617
00:15:48,333 --> 00:15:49,200
need a real fish.
618
00:15:49,201 --> 00:15:50,599
I mean, we just need a fish
619
00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,099
substitute that will pull the
620
00:15:52,100 --> 00:15:53,366
line off quick enough.
621
00:15:53,367 --> 00:15:54,799
Okay, how about this?
622
00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:55,633
We get a go-cart.
623
00:15:55,634 --> 00:15:56,866
If we're going to give this a
624
00:15:56,867 --> 00:15:58,166
good chance to work, we should
625
00:15:58,167 --> 00:15:59,332
use something really fast.
626
00:15:59,333 --> 00:16:00,699
You know, the sailfish goes
627
00:16:00,700 --> 00:16:01,766
about 70 miles an hour.
628
00:16:01,767 --> 00:16:03,066
It's the fastest fish, and a
629
00:16:03,067 --> 00:16:04,466
go-cart could totally handle
630
00:16:04,467 --> 00:16:05,067
that speed.
631
00:16:05,068 --> 00:16:06,132
All right, I'm all-in except
632
00:16:06,133 --> 00:16:06,967
for one exception.
633
00:16:06,968 --> 00:16:08,399
If we're going straight to the
634
00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:09,866
extreme scenario, why don't we
635
00:16:09,867 --> 00:16:11,132
load our other bases, too?
636
00:16:11,133 --> 00:16:12,532
Let's find the best reel/line
637
00:16:12,533 --> 00:16:13,966
combination that will generate
638
00:16:13,967 --> 00:16:15,332
the most amount of heat, and
639
00:16:15,333 --> 00:16:16,766
we'll use that for our go-cart
640
00:16:16,767 --> 00:16:17,267
test.
641
00:16:17,267 --> 00:16:18,067
Agreed.
642
00:16:18,068 --> 00:16:19,332
So, it looks like we're starting
643
00:16:19,333 --> 00:16:20,632
out with some bench tests in the
644
00:16:20,633 --> 00:16:21,067
shop.
645
00:16:21,068 --> 00:16:23,632
Awesome.
646
00:16:23,633 --> 00:16:25,399
Narrator: So, with real fish
647
00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,066
proving too unreliable, the
648
00:16:27,067 --> 00:16:29,066
"mythbusters" are going to build
649
00:16:29,067 --> 00:16:31,666
their own.
650
00:16:31,667 --> 00:16:33,632
But, first, they're focusing on
651
00:16:33,633 --> 00:16:35,366
the friction factors.
652
00:16:35,367 --> 00:16:36,866
We're going to start out by
653
00:16:36,867 --> 00:16:38,066
testing the line.
654
00:16:38,067 --> 00:16:39,866
Now, for this experiment, the
655
00:16:39,867 --> 00:16:41,799
reel, the washers, and the lube
656
00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,432
will all remain the same.
657
00:16:43,433 --> 00:16:44,632
The only thing that's gonna
658
00:16:44,633 --> 00:16:45,799
change is the line, and the
659
00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:46,932
lines that we're gonna be
660
00:16:46,933 --> 00:16:48,066
testing are monofilament,
661
00:16:48,067 --> 00:16:50,532
dacron, steel cable, and braided
662
00:16:50,533 --> 00:16:52,399
solid spectra.
663
00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:53,732
Narrator: Whichever line
664
00:16:53,733 --> 00:16:55,132
generates the highest heat is
665
00:16:55,133 --> 00:16:56,566
the one they'll use for their
666
00:16:56,567 --> 00:16:58,732
full-scale test.
667
00:16:58,733 --> 00:17:00,232
So this machine will be
668
00:17:00,233 --> 00:17:01,866
simulating the fish at the end
669
00:17:01,867 --> 00:17:02,500
of the line.
670
00:17:02,501 --> 00:17:03,799
I'll bring it up to speed using
671
00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,366
the foot pedal and guide it
672
00:17:05,367 --> 00:17:06,866
onto the reel.
673
00:17:06,867 --> 00:17:08,399
And Tory will apply drag,
674
00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:09,866
and kari will see how much
675
00:17:09,867 --> 00:17:11,566
temperature we actually get.
676
00:17:11,567 --> 00:17:12,699
All right, let's begin with
677
00:17:12,700 --> 00:17:14,632
the 80-pound monofilament test.
678
00:17:14,633 --> 00:17:15,500
Okay.
679
00:17:15,500 --> 00:17:16,200
Wait. Hold on.
680
00:17:16,201 --> 00:17:18,266
We're missing one thing.
681
00:17:18,267 --> 00:17:19,233
[ Laughs ]
682
00:17:19,234 --> 00:17:21,066
Just in case this myth is
683
00:17:21,067 --> 00:17:22,266
true, we've just got to be
684
00:17:22,267 --> 00:17:22,833
prepared.
685
00:17:22,834 --> 00:17:24,666
All right, let's do it.
686
00:17:24,667 --> 00:17:26,499
Narrator: With the safety
687
00:17:26,500 --> 00:17:28,532
set, the guys pull the 400 yards
688
00:17:28,533 --> 00:17:31,066
of line at 20 miles an hour...
689
00:17:31,067 --> 00:17:32,699
All right, we're at maximum
690
00:17:32,700 --> 00:17:33,500
speed.
691
00:17:33,501 --> 00:17:35,066
Narrator: Before Tory
692
00:17:35,067 --> 00:17:36,499
engages the drag, a kind of
693
00:17:36,500 --> 00:17:37,532
braking system...
694
00:17:37,533 --> 00:17:39,232
All right, go into full drag.
695
00:17:39,233 --> 00:17:40,866
Narrator: Which will take
696
00:17:40,867 --> 00:17:43,399
the friction up to the Max.
697
00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:44,566
Stop.
698
00:17:44,567 --> 00:17:45,300
Okay.
699
00:17:45,301 --> 00:17:46,332
We're at the end of our line.
700
00:17:46,333 --> 00:17:47,300
All right, what do you got,
701
00:17:47,300 --> 00:17:47,633
Byron?
702
00:17:47,633 --> 00:17:48,467
[ Laughs ]
703
00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:49,732
Look, that thing's glowing.
704
00:17:49,733 --> 00:17:51,132
Looks like we are maxing out
705
00:17:51,133 --> 00:17:53,966
at 105 degrees.
706
00:17:53,967 --> 00:17:55,399
Narrator: So the good news is
707
00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:56,732
that the friction did heat up
708
00:17:56,733 --> 00:17:58,799
the reel, but the bad news is
709
00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:00,566
it's nowhere near enough for
710
00:18:00,567 --> 00:18:02,066
a flame.
711
00:18:02,067 --> 00:18:03,866
Can dacron do any better?
712
00:18:03,867 --> 00:18:05,132
[ Bell dings ]
713
00:18:05,133 --> 00:18:05,867
Crank her up.
714
00:18:05,868 --> 00:18:08,299
To maximum drag.
715
00:18:08,300 --> 00:18:09,366
Here we go.
716
00:18:09,367 --> 00:18:10,399
Okay, we're at maximum speed.
717
00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:11,466
Oh, you can see the heat as
718
00:18:11,467 --> 00:18:11,967
it spools.
719
00:18:11,967 --> 00:18:12,567
Look at that.
720
00:18:12,567 --> 00:18:13,067
Wow.
721
00:18:13,068 --> 00:18:14,532
Narrator: Well, in a word,
722
00:18:14,533 --> 00:18:15,533
no.
723
00:18:15,534 --> 00:18:16,932
Because neither it...
724
00:18:16,933 --> 00:18:18,099
We peaked at 112.
725
00:18:18,100 --> 00:18:19,599
Narrator: Nor the next
726
00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,166
fine line, the steel...
727
00:18:21,167 --> 00:18:22,699
All right, throw it into
728
00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:23,067
drag.
729
00:18:23,068 --> 00:18:24,232
Narrator: Are close to
730
00:18:24,233 --> 00:18:26,099
setting the world on fire...
731
00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:27,799
118 degrees.
732
00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:28,832
Narrator: Which doesn't
733
00:18:28,833 --> 00:18:31,799
bode well.
734
00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:33,966
The final fishing line is 500
735
00:18:33,967 --> 00:18:35,532
yards of spectra.
736
00:18:35,533 --> 00:18:36,533
We're at full speed.
737
00:18:36,534 --> 00:18:38,266
We are in full drag.
738
00:18:38,267 --> 00:18:39,632
Narrator: Having a very
739
00:18:39,633 --> 00:18:41,232
narrow diameter means more line
740
00:18:41,233 --> 00:18:42,932
can fit on the reel, which
741
00:18:42,933 --> 00:18:44,399
should mean more heat.
742
00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,432
I don't see any smoke.
743
00:18:46,433 --> 00:18:47,899
Definitely no fire.
744
00:18:47,900 --> 00:18:49,166
Stop.
745
00:18:49,167 --> 00:18:50,167
That's the end of the line.
746
00:18:50,168 --> 00:18:51,199
What do you got?
747
00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,199
158 degrees.
748
00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:54,266
I think we have a winner.
749
00:18:54,267 --> 00:18:56,266
That's pretty hot.
750
00:18:56,267 --> 00:18:57,832
Narrator: Peaking at an
751
00:18:57,833 --> 00:18:59,566
impressive 158, it's this last
752
00:18:59,567 --> 00:19:01,367
line that will be their weapon
753
00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:02,200
of choice.
754
00:19:02,201 --> 00:19:04,467
But the line's not the only
755
00:19:04,500 --> 00:19:06,432
thing in this lineup.
756
00:19:06,433 --> 00:19:07,832
Now, the type of reel that
757
00:19:07,833 --> 00:19:09,166
we've been using so far is a
758
00:19:09,167 --> 00:19:10,766
modern lever drag.
759
00:19:10,767 --> 00:19:12,866
What we're moving on to is an
760
00:19:12,867 --> 00:19:15,166
older type of reel called a star
761
00:19:15,167 --> 00:19:15,667
drag.
762
00:19:15,668 --> 00:19:17,266
Now, the reason we think that
763
00:19:17,267 --> 00:19:18,966
this might burst into flames is
764
00:19:18,967 --> 00:19:21,232
this... the drag, all of the
765
00:19:21,233 --> 00:19:23,099
plates and washers are
766
00:19:23,100 --> 00:19:25,099
encapsulated in this tiny metal
767
00:19:25,100 --> 00:19:25,633
cylinder.
768
00:19:25,634 --> 00:19:27,299
So there's no heat sync to draw
769
00:19:27,300 --> 00:19:28,233
the heat away.
770
00:19:28,234 --> 00:19:29,766
It's gonna build up inside of
771
00:19:29,767 --> 00:19:31,466
here, and we just might see some
772
00:19:31,467 --> 00:19:32,067
flames.
773
00:19:32,068 --> 00:19:33,332
Narrator: That's the
774
00:19:33,333 --> 00:19:34,067
theory...
775
00:19:34,067 --> 00:19:34,600
Wind her up.
776
00:19:34,601 --> 00:19:35,632
Narrator: A theory that
777
00:19:35,633 --> 00:19:37,366
their first new reel...
778
00:19:37,367 --> 00:19:39,732
Okay, we're at maximum speed.
779
00:19:39,733 --> 00:19:41,599
Narrator: A star drag 4/0
780
00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:45,066
rapidly proves in practice.
781
00:19:45,067 --> 00:19:49,066
171, 172, 173, 174.
782
00:19:49,067 --> 00:19:50,532
The star drag is hot.
783
00:19:50,533 --> 00:19:51,167
175.
784
00:19:51,168 --> 00:19:52,766
Stop.
785
00:19:52,767 --> 00:19:54,666
Oh, you guys, we got all the
786
00:19:54,667 --> 00:19:56,499
way to 182.
787
00:19:56,500 --> 00:19:58,199
Narrator: It's a good start
788
00:19:58,200 --> 00:19:59,799
in this reel ordeal, but can
789
00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,299
the 4/0's big brother beat that
790
00:20:02,300 --> 00:20:05,366
benchmark?
791
00:20:05,367 --> 00:20:07,366
Drag is on pretty tight.
792
00:20:07,367 --> 00:20:08,766
Get the net ready.
793
00:20:08,767 --> 00:20:10,332
We got a big one.
794
00:20:10,333 --> 00:20:12,266
Narrator: At just 20 miles an
795
00:20:12,267 --> 00:20:13,932
hour, the star drag rapidly
796
00:20:13,933 --> 00:20:15,966
reaches 180 degrees before this
797
00:20:15,967 --> 00:20:16,700
happens.
798
00:20:16,701 --> 00:20:18,066
Getting red-hot.
799
00:20:18,067 --> 00:20:19,866
Oh, it started to smoke!
800
00:20:19,867 --> 00:20:20,767
It's smoking!
801
00:20:20,768 --> 00:20:21,799
Oh, my god!
802
00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:22,800
Keep going!
803
00:20:22,801 --> 00:20:23,966
We got smoke!
804
00:20:23,967 --> 00:20:24,967
Wow.
805
00:20:24,968 --> 00:20:26,966
187.
806
00:20:26,967 --> 00:20:27,467
Yeah!
807
00:20:27,467 --> 00:20:28,400
Hey, get the fire
808
00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:29,300
extinguisher ready.
809
00:20:29,300 --> 00:20:29,967
223.
810
00:20:29,968 --> 00:20:31,366
That is incredible.
811
00:20:31,367 --> 00:20:32,067
230.
812
00:20:32,068 --> 00:20:33,432
All right, put more...
813
00:20:33,433 --> 00:20:34,167
whoa!
814
00:20:34,167 --> 00:20:35,100
Whoo-hoo!
815
00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:36,100
Too much drag.
816
00:20:36,101 --> 00:20:37,566
You guys, we got this up to
817
00:20:37,567 --> 00:20:41,066
245 degrees.
818
00:20:41,067 --> 00:20:42,732
So we've completed our reel
819
00:20:42,733 --> 00:20:44,266
comparison, and this is the
820
00:20:44,267 --> 00:20:44,900
winner.
821
00:20:44,901 --> 00:20:46,532
The limiting factor, though, in
822
00:20:46,533 --> 00:20:47,966
our tests was the amount of
823
00:20:47,967 --> 00:20:49,599
speed that we could get pulling
824
00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:51,099
the line off and the amount of
825
00:20:51,100 --> 00:20:52,332
line we had.
826
00:20:52,333 --> 00:20:54,266
Now what we've got to do is find
827
00:20:54,267 --> 00:20:56,032
some way to get more line off
828
00:20:56,033 --> 00:20:58,799
this spool a lot faster.
829
00:20:58,800 --> 00:20:59,800
Narrator: And to do that,
830
00:20:59,801 --> 00:21:01,432
take one marlin...
831
00:21:01,433 --> 00:21:02,100
[ Ding! ]
832
00:21:02,101 --> 00:21:04,066
mounted on a go-cart...
833
00:21:04,067 --> 00:21:05,232
[ Imitating engine
834
00:21:05,233 --> 00:21:06,233
[ accelerating ]
835
00:21:06,234 --> 00:21:07,432
Narrator: And head out
836
00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:08,100
to Alameda...
837
00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:09,067
All right, first mate.
838
00:21:09,068 --> 00:21:10,166
You ready for your fishing trip?
839
00:21:10,167 --> 00:21:11,232
This could be the best trip
840
00:21:11,233 --> 00:21:11,867
ever.
841
00:21:11,868 --> 00:21:13,066
Narrator: For extreme
842
00:21:13,067 --> 00:21:14,466
fishing "mythbusters" style.
843
00:21:14,467 --> 00:21:16,132
Coming up on "mythbusters"...
844
00:21:16,133 --> 00:21:17,666
We answer the question if you
845
00:21:17,667 --> 00:21:19,666
ended up with one of these...
846
00:21:19,667 --> 00:21:21,666
Could you replace it [Grunts]
847
00:21:21,667 --> 00:21:23,700
With one of these?
848
00:21:26,533 --> 00:21:28,199
Do not try what you're about
849
00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:29,133
to see at home.
850
00:21:29,134 --> 00:21:35,699
We're what you call experts.
851
00:21:35,700 --> 00:21:36,700
[ Air whooshes ]
852
00:21:36,701 --> 00:21:38,466
Narrator: In "fixing a flat,"
853
00:21:38,467 --> 00:21:39,799
Adam and Jamie just hit
854
00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:40,467
pay dirt.
855
00:21:40,468 --> 00:21:42,232
Don't slow down for anything!
856
00:21:42,233 --> 00:21:43,332
Narrator: And that's got them
857
00:21:43,333 --> 00:21:44,899
thinking.
858
00:21:44,900 --> 00:21:46,266
Dude, i don't think we're
859
00:21:46,267 --> 00:21:47,200
done fixing flats.
860
00:21:47,201 --> 00:21:48,532
What do you have in mind?
861
00:21:48,533 --> 00:21:49,899
I would like to redo this
862
00:21:49,900 --> 00:21:51,066
test but in an urban
863
00:21:51,067 --> 00:21:51,733
environment.
864
00:21:51,733 --> 00:21:52,367
Go on.
865
00:21:52,368 --> 00:21:53,699
Well, imagine you're in
866
00:21:53,700 --> 00:21:55,166
a city and you've got a flat
867
00:21:55,167 --> 00:21:56,566
tire, calling a mechanic is
868
00:21:56,567 --> 00:21:57,732
totally not an option.
869
00:21:57,733 --> 00:21:59,099
But around you, you've got all
870
00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:00,566
the things you might find in a
871
00:22:00,567 --> 00:22:01,799
city,... metal, glass, and
872
00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:03,132
wood... and you've got to use
873
00:22:03,133 --> 00:22:05,666
those to improvise a working
874
00:22:05,667 --> 00:22:06,533
wheel.
875
00:22:06,534 --> 00:22:08,332
I like it. Let's set it up.
876
00:22:08,333 --> 00:22:09,599
Okay.
877
00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:11,099
Narrator: Well, at a rainy
878
00:22:11,100 --> 00:22:15,632
runway, it's time to find out.
879
00:22:15,633 --> 00:22:16,866
[ Both laugh ]
880
00:22:16,867 --> 00:22:17,733
Look at that!
881
00:22:17,734 --> 00:22:19,099
Our backwoods solution lasted
882
00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:20,299
all the way to the city.
883
00:22:20,300 --> 00:22:22,432
Well, now it's time for some
884
00:22:22,433 --> 00:22:23,666
urban solutions.
885
00:22:23,667 --> 00:22:25,399
Absolutely.
886
00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:27,199
While you may see a lovely view
887
00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:28,732
of San Francisco behind me
888
00:22:28,733 --> 00:22:30,266
through the fog, an empty
889
00:22:30,267 --> 00:22:31,899
runway, and 100 or so cones,
890
00:22:31,900 --> 00:22:33,532
i see an urban obstacle course
891
00:22:33,533 --> 00:22:34,400
and potentia.
892
00:22:34,401 --> 00:22:35,899
Narrator: Adam and Jamie
893
00:22:35,900 --> 00:22:37,432
will each focus on their own
894
00:22:37,433 --> 00:22:39,632
urban fix.
895
00:22:39,633 --> 00:22:41,966
But, first, they need to conjure
896
00:22:41,967 --> 00:22:45,132
up a cityscape crash course.
897
00:22:45,133 --> 00:22:46,899
And with everything set, the
898
00:22:46,900 --> 00:22:48,566
urban fixing can commence,
899
00:22:48,567 --> 00:22:51,432
starting with Jamie.
900
00:22:51,433 --> 00:22:52,866
Technically, there's nothing
901
00:22:52,867 --> 00:22:54,232
stopping you from rolling on a
902
00:22:54,233 --> 00:22:55,699
flat tire, other than, sooner or
903
00:22:55,700 --> 00:22:57,132
later, you're gonna cut through
904
00:22:57,133 --> 00:22:58,232
it and you'll end up on
905
00:22:58,233 --> 00:22:59,067
the steel rim.
906
00:22:59,068 --> 00:23:01,132
So i figure, let's just try
907
00:23:01,133 --> 00:23:03,099
rolling on the steel rim.
908
00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:04,799
Narrator: It's a typically
909
00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:06,599
simple solution from the hyneman
910
00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,299
that begins with him removing
911
00:23:08,300 --> 00:23:10,899
their logjam...
912
00:23:10,900 --> 00:23:12,132
Whoa!
913
00:23:12,133 --> 00:23:13,666
Well, that worked pretty
914
00:23:13,667 --> 00:23:14,600
well, sort of.
915
00:23:14,601 --> 00:23:16,466
Narrator: And ends with
916
00:23:16,467 --> 00:23:18,432
him first wrenching a tire from
917
00:23:18,433 --> 00:23:20,399
its rim and then attaching that
918
00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,366
rim to the wheelbase.
919
00:23:22,367 --> 00:23:24,366
Job done...
920
00:23:24,367 --> 00:23:26,532
In theory.
921
00:23:26,533 --> 00:23:28,099
As far as riding on a steel
922
00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:29,632
rim is concerned, we've got a
923
00:23:29,633 --> 00:23:31,299
couple of things to be concerned
924
00:23:31,300 --> 00:23:32,966
about, and the first is balance.
925
00:23:32,967 --> 00:23:35,066
This steel rim is a lot smaller
926
00:23:35,067 --> 00:23:37,066
than a normal tire, and so it
927
00:23:37,067 --> 00:23:39,166
makes the car kind of lopsided.
928
00:23:39,167 --> 00:23:40,766
The other thing is that the
929
00:23:40,767 --> 00:23:42,632
steel is not gonna grip the road
930
00:23:42,633 --> 00:23:44,366
as well as a rubber tire will,
931
00:23:44,367 --> 00:23:45,866
and so we've got traction
932
00:23:45,867 --> 00:23:46,400
issues.
933
00:23:46,401 --> 00:23:47,932
Whether either of these things
934
00:23:47,933 --> 00:23:49,566
turn out to be a problem, as far
935
00:23:49,567 --> 00:23:51,099
as handling, that's what we're
936
00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:52,332
gonna run the course to
937
00:23:52,333 --> 00:23:54,199
find out.
938
00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,366
Steel rim, no tire.
939
00:23:56,367 --> 00:23:59,432
In three... Two... One.
940
00:23:59,433 --> 00:24:01,066
All right, let's go.
941
00:24:01,067 --> 00:24:01,600
Oh.
942
00:24:01,601 --> 00:24:03,166
Narrator: As per Jamie's
943
00:24:03,167 --> 00:24:04,599
prediction, the terrible
944
00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:08,299
traction makes for a slow start.
945
00:24:08,300 --> 00:24:09,532
Oh.
946
00:24:09,533 --> 00:24:10,932
Feel that acceleration.
947
00:24:10,933 --> 00:24:12,099
Narrator: Which means
948
00:24:12,100 --> 00:24:13,466
reaching the required speed...
949
00:24:13,467 --> 00:24:14,832
Come on, you got to get to
950
00:24:14,833 --> 00:24:15,700
40 miles an hour.
951
00:24:15,701 --> 00:24:17,432
Narrator: Before braking
952
00:24:17,433 --> 00:24:18,666
ahead of the wall...
953
00:24:18,667 --> 00:24:20,132
Come on, almost there!
954
00:24:20,133 --> 00:24:21,632
Narrator: Is seriously
955
00:24:21,633 --> 00:24:22,467
challenging.
956
00:24:22,468 --> 00:24:25,532
Stop, stop!
957
00:24:25,533 --> 00:24:26,732
Aah!
958
00:24:26,733 --> 00:24:28,066
Nice!
959
00:24:28,067 --> 00:24:29,299
All right, right turn.
960
00:24:29,300 --> 00:24:30,932
Narrator: But having not hit
961
00:24:30,933 --> 00:24:31,667
the wall...
962
00:24:31,668 --> 00:24:32,766
Into the slalom.
963
00:24:32,767 --> 00:24:34,332
Narrator: Jamie scrapes
964
00:24:34,333 --> 00:24:35,732
towards the slalom...
965
00:24:35,733 --> 00:24:37,399
You can do it faster than
966
00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:37,900
that.
967
00:24:37,901 --> 00:24:40,199
Faster!
968
00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,766
Yeah!
969
00:24:41,767 --> 00:24:43,499
Narrator: Where, despite
970
00:24:43,500 --> 00:24:45,299
trying to stay on track, he soon
971
00:24:45,300 --> 00:24:46,499
gets into a spin.
972
00:24:46,500 --> 00:24:48,832
[ Laughs ]
973
00:24:48,833 --> 00:24:49,833
Whoo, whoo!
974
00:24:49,834 --> 00:24:52,432
Oh, yes! Yes!
975
00:24:52,433 --> 00:24:55,399
Ohh!
976
00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,066
Whoo!
977
00:24:57,067 --> 00:24:58,566
Narrator: But after a quick
978
00:24:58,567 --> 00:25:00,232
recovery, all that's left is the
979
00:25:00,233 --> 00:25:01,167
parallel park...
980
00:25:01,168 --> 00:25:03,899
[ Laughs ]
981
00:25:03,900 --> 00:25:05,366
Narrator: Where slow and
982
00:25:05,367 --> 00:25:05,967
steady...
983
00:25:05,968 --> 00:25:07,499
You park like my grandmother.
984
00:25:07,500 --> 00:25:09,066
[ Chuckles ]
985
00:25:09,067 --> 00:25:10,732
Narrator: Puts Jamie's
986
00:25:10,733 --> 00:25:12,566
rim back on the road to success.
987
00:25:12,567 --> 00:25:15,799
Nice.
988
00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:17,399
Handling on the steel rim
989
00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,099
turned out to be not half bad.
990
00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:20,566
You just can't accelerate
991
00:25:20,567 --> 00:25:21,300
very fast.
992
00:25:21,301 --> 00:25:22,966
But i reckon you can go a fair
993
00:25:22,967 --> 00:25:23,933
distance on it.
994
00:25:23,934 --> 00:25:25,466
Well, somewhere there's
995
00:25:25,467 --> 00:25:27,232
probably a law against leaving
996
00:25:27,233 --> 00:25:28,966
massive scratches in the road.
997
00:25:28,967 --> 00:25:30,466
But as far as getting yourself
998
00:25:30,467 --> 00:25:31,966
out of a jam, I'm thinking that
999
00:25:31,967 --> 00:25:33,332
the steel rim worked pretty
1000
00:25:33,333 --> 00:25:34,067
great.
1001
00:25:34,068 --> 00:25:35,866
I'd totally go with it.
1002
00:25:35,867 --> 00:25:37,832
Narrator: With Jamie's rim
1003
00:25:37,833 --> 00:25:39,932
firing on nearly all cylinders,
1004
00:25:39,933 --> 00:25:41,732
can Adam's mythical fix do
1005
00:25:41,733 --> 00:25:44,366
any better?
1006
00:25:44,367 --> 00:25:46,732
It's round, it's metal.
1007
00:25:46,733 --> 00:25:49,566
I think it's perfect.
1008
00:25:49,567 --> 00:25:51,299
Narrator: Without a mechanic
1009
00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:52,932
to call or a genuine spare to
1010
00:25:52,933 --> 00:25:54,066
prepare...
1011
00:25:54,067 --> 00:25:55,732
It's frickin' heavy.
1012
00:25:55,733 --> 00:25:56,533
[ Grunts ]
1013
00:25:56,534 --> 00:25:58,199
Narrator: Adam's adamant
1014
00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:00,066
that this manhole is the perfect
1015
00:26:00,067 --> 00:26:01,399
wheel stand-in.
1016
00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:02,599
Look at how well that size
1017
00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:03,067
matches.
1018
00:26:03,068 --> 00:26:04,332
I have a good feeling about the
1019
00:26:04,333 --> 00:26:06,332
manhole cover.
1020
00:26:06,333 --> 00:26:07,899
Narrator: Being almost
1021
00:26:07,900 --> 00:26:09,532
identical in size to a real
1022
00:26:09,533 --> 00:26:11,466
wheel, all Adam has to do is cut
1023
00:26:11,467 --> 00:26:13,166
out some bolt holes and then
1024
00:26:13,167 --> 00:26:16,432
bolt it on.
1025
00:26:16,433 --> 00:26:18,166
But will it be better than
1026
00:26:18,167 --> 00:26:19,100
Jamie's rim?
1027
00:26:19,101 --> 00:26:21,066
[ Laughs ]
1028
00:26:21,067 --> 00:26:22,666
Now, that's tight.
1029
00:26:22,667 --> 00:26:24,732
Check out your dubs, homey.
1030
00:26:24,733 --> 00:26:26,366
What do you think of that?
1031
00:26:26,367 --> 00:26:27,233
I like it.
1032
00:26:27,234 --> 00:26:28,799
The manhole cover seems like
1033
00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:30,132
it's a perfect fit, but
1034
00:26:30,133 --> 00:26:31,566
the problem is, it's only
1035
00:26:31,567 --> 00:26:32,333
an inch wide.
1036
00:26:32,334 --> 00:26:33,732
Therefore, it's not gonna get
1037
00:26:33,733 --> 00:26:34,333
traction.
1038
00:26:34,334 --> 00:26:36,066
The other thing is that it's
1039
00:26:36,067 --> 00:26:37,966
made out of cast iron, and that
1040
00:26:37,967 --> 00:26:39,832
is inherently kind of brittle.
1041
00:26:39,833 --> 00:26:42,099
So if this puppy hits some kind
1042
00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:44,166
of a rock or a serious bump,
1043
00:26:44,167 --> 00:26:45,966
we've got a big problem.
1044
00:26:45,967 --> 00:26:47,399
You ready?
1045
00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,066
I'm ready. Here we go.
1046
00:26:50,067 --> 00:26:52,432
Cast-iron manhole-cover wheel
1047
00:26:52,433 --> 00:26:55,699
in three... Two... one...
1048
00:26:55,700 --> 00:26:58,599
Go!
1049
00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,066
Narrator: Despite a
1050
00:27:00,067 --> 00:27:01,666
fire-and-brimstone start...
1051
00:27:01,667 --> 00:27:03,799
Oh, yeah!
1052
00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:05,732
You're really losing energy.
1053
00:27:05,733 --> 00:27:06,899
Here we go. Come on.
1054
00:27:06,900 --> 00:27:08,899
Narrator: It's clear that,
1055
00:27:08,900 --> 00:27:10,599
this time, the traction is
1056
00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:12,399
actually less tragic as Adam
1057
00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:13,832
gets up to speed...
1058
00:27:13,833 --> 00:27:15,099
You're going 40.
1059
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:16,166
Narrator: And back...
1060
00:27:16,167 --> 00:27:17,699
Oh! [ Laughs ]
1061
00:27:17,700 --> 00:27:19,966
Narrator: With relative ease.
1062
00:27:19,967 --> 00:27:21,332
Yeah, the slalom.
1063
00:27:21,333 --> 00:27:23,532
Oh, yeah. There we go.
1064
00:27:23,533 --> 00:27:25,199
Narrator: Because the manhole
1065
00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:26,666
is such a good-size fit, the
1066
00:27:26,667 --> 00:27:29,832
car's balance is much better...
1067
00:27:29,833 --> 00:27:30,932
That actually corners
1068
00:27:30,933 --> 00:27:31,567
fairly well.
1069
00:27:31,568 --> 00:27:32,732
Yeah, it does, it does.
1070
00:27:32,733 --> 00:27:33,600
Narrator: Making its
1071
00:27:33,601 --> 00:27:36,832
handling much less of a handful.
1072
00:27:36,833 --> 00:27:38,199
That's it.
1073
00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:39,366
Come on, baby!
1074
00:27:39,367 --> 00:27:40,799
Narrator: And when Adam
1075
00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:42,432
messes up the parallel park...
1076
00:27:42,433 --> 00:27:43,333
Whoa.
1077
00:27:43,334 --> 00:27:44,799
What was that you said about
1078
00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:45,800
my parallel parking?
1079
00:27:45,801 --> 00:27:47,132
Narrator: It's operator
1080
00:27:47,133 --> 00:27:47,633
error...
1081
00:27:47,634 --> 00:27:48,766
Whoa!
1082
00:27:48,767 --> 00:27:50,166
Sorry.
1083
00:27:50,167 --> 00:27:51,499
Narrator: Rather than a
1084
00:27:51,500 --> 00:27:52,267
manhole mishap.
1085
00:27:52,268 --> 00:27:55,899
Ha! And we're done!
1086
00:27:55,900 --> 00:27:58,299
Check out this wheel.
1087
00:27:58,300 --> 00:28:01,366
Ha! It's perfect!
1088
00:28:01,367 --> 00:28:02,666
I abused the crap out of that
1089
00:28:02,667 --> 00:28:04,066
thing, and there's not a thing
1090
00:28:04,067 --> 00:28:04,733
wrong with it.
1091
00:28:04,734 --> 00:28:06,432
I am really impressed with the
1092
00:28:06,433 --> 00:28:07,367
manhole cover.
1093
00:28:07,368 --> 00:28:09,066
I expected, the one place I'd
1094
00:28:09,067 --> 00:28:10,466
have a problem were with
1095
00:28:10,467 --> 00:28:12,199
traction and the fact that it's
1096
00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:13,632
cast iron, that it might
1097
00:28:13,633 --> 00:28:15,099
actually crack when i was
1098
00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:17,199
skidding to the side, like in
1099
00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:18,167
the slalom.
1100
00:28:18,168 --> 00:28:20,066
Traction was a problem, but this
1101
00:28:20,067 --> 00:28:21,799
thing held up to the most abuse
1102
00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,632
i could throw it into the slalom
1103
00:28:23,633 --> 00:28:25,232
and came back for more.
1104
00:28:25,233 --> 00:28:27,466
I like the manhole cover.
1105
00:28:27,467 --> 00:28:28,732
It's got style, and it worked
1106
00:28:28,733 --> 00:28:29,133
great.
1107
00:28:29,134 --> 00:28:30,166
I'd say it's plausible.
1108
00:28:30,167 --> 00:28:31,167
Plausible it is.
1109
00:28:31,167 --> 00:28:32,100
And you know what?
1110
00:28:32,101 --> 00:28:33,332
It's given me some ideas.
1111
00:28:33,333 --> 00:28:35,832
All right.
1112
00:28:35,833 --> 00:28:37,066
Narrator: Next, on
1113
00:28:37,067 --> 00:28:38,532
"flaming reel," the world's
1114
00:28:38,533 --> 00:28:40,066
fastest fish.
1115
00:28:40,067 --> 00:28:42,067
She drives like a maniac.
1116
00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:50,699
Narrator: Known as the
1117
00:28:50,700 --> 00:28:52,266
cheetah of the sea, the sailfish
1118
00:28:52,267 --> 00:28:53,432
has been clocked at an
1119
00:28:53,433 --> 00:28:57,699
impressive 68 miles an hour.
1120
00:28:57,700 --> 00:28:59,499
And it's speeds like that
1121
00:28:59,500 --> 00:29:03,832
that may be able to do this.
1122
00:29:03,833 --> 00:29:05,666
Well, at Alameda, the
1123
00:29:05,667 --> 00:29:08,266
mythbusters are set to find out.
1124
00:29:08,267 --> 00:29:09,466
We're here.
1125
00:29:09,467 --> 00:29:11,166
I'll drop the anchor.
1126
00:29:11,167 --> 00:29:12,432
[ Clank ]
1127
00:29:12,433 --> 00:29:13,732
It's now time to ramp this
1128
00:29:13,733 --> 00:29:14,233
myth up.
1129
00:29:14,234 --> 00:29:15,466
We were not able to get the
1130
00:29:15,467 --> 00:29:16,832
speed that we were looking for
1131
00:29:16,833 --> 00:29:18,566
in our small-scale test.
1132
00:29:18,567 --> 00:29:19,699
We got smoke!
1133
00:29:19,700 --> 00:29:20,467
Wow.
1134
00:29:20,468 --> 00:29:21,699
Hey, get the fire
1135
00:29:21,700 --> 00:29:22,866
extinguisher ready.
1136
00:29:22,867 --> 00:29:24,699
So we have a much faster fish
1137
00:29:24,700 --> 00:29:26,899
capable of going up to 68 miles
1138
00:29:26,900 --> 00:29:28,766
an hour and we have a much
1139
00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:30,799
longer run.
1140
00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:31,866
Narrator: With the same
1141
00:29:31,867 --> 00:29:33,766
top speed...
1142
00:29:33,767 --> 00:29:36,066
And mass as a record-breaking
1143
00:29:36,067 --> 00:29:38,166
sailfish, kari's kart is the
1144
00:29:38,167 --> 00:29:42,066
perfect fish replacement.
1145
00:29:42,067 --> 00:29:45,099
She drives like a maniac.
1146
00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:46,366
Narrator: And that means
1147
00:29:46,367 --> 00:29:49,332
it's time to go fishing.
1148
00:29:49,333 --> 00:29:50,766
So, kari is hooked.
1149
00:29:50,767 --> 00:29:52,599
She's gonna take off down the
1150
00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:54,532
runway, going 68 miles an hour.
1151
00:29:54,533 --> 00:29:56,432
At that point, I'm gonna start
1152
00:29:56,433 --> 00:29:58,066
adding drag to the reel.
1153
00:29:58,067 --> 00:29:59,266
I don't know if this thing's
1154
00:29:59,267 --> 00:30:00,599
gonna catch on fire, but this
1155
00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:01,866
fish is going three times as
1156
00:30:01,867 --> 00:30:03,099
fast as we did in the shop.
1157
00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:04,466
This thing is definitely gonna
1158
00:30:04,467 --> 00:30:05,499
smoke.
1159
00:30:05,500 --> 00:30:07,032
Narrator: But upping the
1160
00:30:07,033 --> 00:30:08,766
speed is not the only change...
1161
00:30:08,767 --> 00:30:10,166
All right, kari, you're
1162
00:30:10,167 --> 00:30:10,700
hooked.
1163
00:30:10,700 --> 00:30:11,533
Are you ready?
1164
00:30:11,534 --> 00:30:12,699
Narrator: Because they're
1165
00:30:12,700 --> 00:30:13,766
also doubling the length of
1166
00:30:13,767 --> 00:30:15,032
the line.
1167
00:30:15,033 --> 00:30:17,199
Go for it, kari!
1168
00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:18,999
Narrator: Will this be the
1169
00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:20,666
perfect storm they need?
1170
00:30:20,667 --> 00:30:21,866
[ Engine revs ]
1171
00:30:21,867 --> 00:30:23,332
[ Engine sputters ]
1172
00:30:23,333 --> 00:30:24,399
Whoa!
1173
00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:25,300
[ Horn honks ]
1174
00:30:25,301 --> 00:30:26,332
[ Laughs ]
1175
00:30:26,333 --> 00:30:29,332
[ Engine revving ]
1176
00:30:29,333 --> 00:30:30,399
Okay!
1177
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,966
[ Engine revving ]
1178
00:30:32,967 --> 00:30:34,766
All right.
1179
00:30:34,767 --> 00:30:36,867
All right, 86 degrees.
1180
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,799
Look at it go. 130 degrees.
1181
00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,467
Spewing oil.
1182
00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:43,932
160.
1183
00:30:43,933 --> 00:30:45,632
187 degrees.
1184
00:30:45,633 --> 00:30:47,566
190 degrees.
1185
00:30:47,567 --> 00:30:48,766
Over 200!
1186
00:30:48,767 --> 00:30:49,932
228!
1187
00:30:49,933 --> 00:30:51,599
It's getting too hot to hold!
1188
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,599
312!
1189
00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:55,166
Narrator: With kari sailing
1190
00:30:55,167 --> 00:30:56,499
at 70, the temperature is
1191
00:30:56,500 --> 00:30:57,500
soaring.
1192
00:30:57,600 --> 00:30:59,232
480!
1193
00:30:59,233 --> 00:31:00,833
480 degrees!
1194
00:31:00,967 --> 00:31:02,199
White-hot.
1195
00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:03,466
500 degrees.
1196
00:31:03,467 --> 00:31:04,932
We've got nothing but smoke
1197
00:31:04,933 --> 00:31:05,667
pouring off.
1198
00:31:05,668 --> 00:31:08,099
530 degrees.
1199
00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:09,699
Narrator: The reel's smoking
1200
00:31:09,700 --> 00:31:10,600
like a chimney.
1201
00:31:10,601 --> 00:31:13,132
Man, that's 530 degrees.
1202
00:31:13,133 --> 00:31:14,832
Narrator: But despite her
1203
00:31:14,833 --> 00:31:16,632
best efforts, kari reaches the
1204
00:31:16,633 --> 00:31:18,532
end of the line before the smoke
1205
00:31:18,533 --> 00:31:19,932
turns to fire.
1206
00:31:19,933 --> 00:31:21,299
So, next step, we're gonna
1207
00:31:21,300 --> 00:31:22,067
add more lube.
1208
00:31:22,068 --> 00:31:23,366
Now, this is not as crazy a
1209
00:31:23,367 --> 00:31:24,699
scenario as you might think.
1210
00:31:24,700 --> 00:31:25,966
Let's look at the components of
1211
00:31:25,967 --> 00:31:26,467
the reel.
1212
00:31:26,468 --> 00:31:27,666
The spindle is steel.
1213
00:31:27,667 --> 00:31:29,199
There are brass gears inside.
1214
00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:30,432
The washers are asbestos.
1215
00:31:30,433 --> 00:31:32,299
All these things have a fairly
1216
00:31:32,300 --> 00:31:33,966
high ignition temperature.
1217
00:31:33,967 --> 00:31:35,466
However, the lube that goes
1218
00:31:35,467 --> 00:31:36,100
inside...
1219
00:31:36,101 --> 00:31:37,599
That's right, get it all
1220
00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:38,233
in there.
1221
00:31:38,234 --> 00:31:39,932
Has a fairly low ignition
1222
00:31:39,933 --> 00:31:41,332
temperature... 200 to 400
1223
00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:42,432
degrees fahrenheit.
1224
00:31:42,433 --> 00:31:44,232
I think this really increases
1225
00:31:44,233 --> 00:31:46,199
our chances of getting ignition,
1226
00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:47,632
particularly if we add
1227
00:31:47,633 --> 00:31:49,099
a lot of it.
1228
00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:50,232
Narrator: So, with a
1229
00:31:50,233 --> 00:31:51,266
significant amount of
1230
00:31:51,267 --> 00:31:52,067
lubrication...
1231
00:31:52,068 --> 00:31:53,366
That's gonna be a slippery
1232
00:31:53,367 --> 00:31:54,699
deck of your boat, isn't it?
1233
00:31:54,700 --> 00:31:55,899
Narrator: It really is
1234
00:31:55,900 --> 00:31:58,099
now or never for this myth.
1235
00:31:58,100 --> 00:32:01,299
[ Engine revs ]
1236
00:32:01,300 --> 00:32:02,300
80 degrees!
1237
00:32:02,301 --> 00:32:03,966
That fish is taking off!
1238
00:32:03,967 --> 00:32:05,799
99 degrees.
1239
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:06,567
120 degrees.
1240
00:32:06,568 --> 00:32:07,832
It's spewing out oil.
1241
00:32:07,833 --> 00:32:08,967
150.
1242
00:32:09,100 --> 00:32:10,699
200 degrees.
1243
00:32:10,700 --> 00:32:12,499
We're getting smoke from
1244
00:32:12,500 --> 00:32:13,666
all over right now.
1245
00:32:13,667 --> 00:32:15,066
238!
1246
00:32:15,067 --> 00:32:17,132
266!
1247
00:32:17,133 --> 00:32:18,732
Come on, get hotter!
1248
00:32:18,733 --> 00:32:19,400
300!
1249
00:32:19,401 --> 00:32:20,599
Narrator: Like last time, the
1250
00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,433
temperature of the reel rockets.
1251
00:32:23,567 --> 00:32:25,499
That is the most amount of
1252
00:32:25,500 --> 00:32:27,666
smoke we have seen on this reel.
1253
00:32:27,667 --> 00:32:29,466
Narrator: But even with Tory
1254
00:32:29,467 --> 00:32:31,199
spraying oil directly onto the
1255
00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,066
hottest part, by the time kari's
1256
00:32:33,067 --> 00:32:34,866
motored her mile, there's still
1257
00:32:34,867 --> 00:32:37,499
no ignition.
1258
00:32:37,500 --> 00:32:40,166
Well, we got a lot of smoke
1259
00:32:40,167 --> 00:32:41,532
but still no fire.
1260
00:32:41,533 --> 00:32:42,467
No fire?
1261
00:32:42,468 --> 00:32:44,599
No fire at all, and that was
1262
00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,766
with a long line, the best reel,
1263
00:32:46,767 --> 00:32:48,832
and a lot of lube.
1264
00:32:48,833 --> 00:32:49,767
And the fastest fish
1265
00:32:49,767 --> 00:32:50,367
we could find.
1266
00:32:50,367 --> 00:32:51,133
But you know what?
1267
00:32:51,134 --> 00:32:53,966
This myth is totally busted.
1268
00:32:53,967 --> 00:32:55,666
We really gave this myth a
1269
00:32:55,667 --> 00:32:56,233
chance.
1270
00:32:56,234 --> 00:32:57,832
We used the star drag reel,
1271
00:32:57,833 --> 00:32:59,566
which generated the most heat.
1272
00:32:59,567 --> 00:33:01,266
We let line run out for over
1273
00:33:01,267 --> 00:33:04,499
a mile at 68 miles per hour.
1274
00:33:04,500 --> 00:33:06,099
And then we put a flammable
1275
00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:07,466
lubricant on the reel.
1276
00:33:07,467 --> 00:33:09,266
If this isn't gonna cause some
1277
00:33:09,267 --> 00:33:10,932
sort of flame, this myth is
1278
00:33:10,933 --> 00:33:11,433
busted.
1279
00:33:11,434 --> 00:33:12,699
Narrator: Kari's right.
1280
00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:14,066
Even with the deck loaded...
1281
00:33:14,067 --> 00:33:15,466
It's smoking from all over
1282
00:33:15,467 --> 00:33:16,100
right now!
1283
00:33:16,101 --> 00:33:17,566
Narrator: There was still
1284
00:33:17,567 --> 00:33:19,132
no sign of a simmer.
1285
00:33:19,133 --> 00:33:20,199
It's busted.
1286
00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:21,932
Narrator: Without doubt,
1287
00:33:21,933 --> 00:33:23,132
it's myth busted.
1288
00:33:23,133 --> 00:33:25,066
But as the saying goes, there's
1289
00:33:25,067 --> 00:33:27,066
plenty more fish in the sea.
1290
00:33:27,067 --> 00:33:29,066
Maybe there's an even faster
1291
00:33:29,067 --> 00:33:30,966
fish, maybe there's a monster
1292
00:33:30,967 --> 00:33:32,866
fish, maybe there's some fish
1293
00:33:32,867 --> 00:33:34,799
out there that is beyond what
1294
00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:36,066
we know.
1295
00:33:36,067 --> 00:33:37,966
And that is what we're going to
1296
00:33:37,967 --> 00:33:39,966
do next... find a really,
1297
00:33:39,967 --> 00:33:42,867
really, really fast fish.
1298
00:33:49,867 --> 00:33:50,899
Welcome back.
1299
00:33:50,900 --> 00:33:52,632
Now, all this episode, we have
1300
00:33:52,633 --> 00:33:54,432
been looking at innovative ways
1301
00:33:54,433 --> 00:33:56,199
to replace one of your tires if
1302
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,066
yours goes flat or missing.
1303
00:33:58,067 --> 00:33:59,499
And we tried some backward
1304
00:33:59,500 --> 00:34:00,100
fixes.
1305
00:34:00,101 --> 00:34:01,699
Those worked out pretty good.
1306
00:34:01,700 --> 00:34:03,566
That looks good!
1307
00:34:03,567 --> 00:34:05,299
Tried a single manhole cover as
1308
00:34:05,300 --> 00:34:06,732
a replacement for a tire.
1309
00:34:06,733 --> 00:34:08,232
We tried a straight rim as
1310
00:34:08,233 --> 00:34:09,133
a replacement.
1311
00:34:09,134 --> 00:34:10,599
And they worked pretty good.
1312
00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:11,799
But we're nog Tennessee leave
1313
00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:12,300
it there.
1314
00:34:12,300 --> 00:34:13,267
No, actually, Jamie is
1315
00:34:13,268 --> 00:34:14,566
interested in what it's like to
1316
00:34:14,567 --> 00:34:15,866
drive in a car on all four rims.
1317
00:34:15,867 --> 00:34:17,599
I'm interested in what it's like
1318
00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:19,232
to drive in a car that has all
1319
00:34:19,233 --> 00:34:20,499
four tires replaced by
1320
00:34:20,500 --> 00:34:21,433
manhole covers.
1321
00:34:21,434 --> 00:34:23,099
So, get ready for the race-off.
1322
00:34:23,100 --> 00:34:24,299
You've heard of shirts vs.
1323
00:34:24,300 --> 00:34:24,733
Skins.
1324
00:34:24,733 --> 00:34:25,733
Now it's time for the
1325
00:34:25,734 --> 00:34:28,199
hole covers vs. The rims.
1326
00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:29,732
Narrator: In the one-wheel
1327
00:34:29,733 --> 00:34:30,267
deal...
1328
00:34:30,268 --> 00:34:31,666
Feel that acceleration.
1329
00:34:31,667 --> 00:34:33,066
Narrator: There was
1330
00:34:33,067 --> 00:34:34,532
little to separate their two
1331
00:34:34,533 --> 00:34:35,866
urban fixes.
1332
00:34:35,867 --> 00:34:37,066
That's it.
1333
00:34:37,067 --> 00:34:38,266
Come on, baby!
1334
00:34:38,267 --> 00:34:39,399
Narrator: So now Jamie
1335
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:40,899
in his original car...
1336
00:34:40,900 --> 00:34:43,066
[ Tires screech ]
1337
00:34:43,067 --> 00:34:44,232
and Adam in a car of his
1338
00:34:44,233 --> 00:34:45,832
own design...
1339
00:34:45,833 --> 00:34:47,066
It's done!
1340
00:34:47,067 --> 00:34:48,067
[ Tires screech ]
1341
00:34:48,068 --> 00:34:49,432
Narrator: Are going
1342
00:34:49,433 --> 00:34:51,099
head-to-head in a four-wheel fix
1343
00:34:51,100 --> 00:34:52,199
finale.
1344
00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:54,466
The goal? To see whose urban
1345
00:34:54,467 --> 00:34:56,232
solution is superior.
1346
00:34:56,233 --> 00:34:58,232
Shall we change these puppies
1347
00:34:58,233 --> 00:34:58,733
out?
1348
00:34:58,734 --> 00:35:00,166
Yeah.
1349
00:35:00,167 --> 00:35:02,366
You like my paint job?
1350
00:35:02,367 --> 00:35:04,099
You know how i love a good
1351
00:35:04,100 --> 00:35:05,067
flame pattern.
1352
00:35:05,068 --> 00:35:06,866
[ Laughs ]
1353
00:35:06,867 --> 00:35:08,366
The plan is simple.
1354
00:35:08,367 --> 00:35:10,399
I'm gonna put four steel rims on
1355
00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,299
my car, Adam is gonna put four
1356
00:35:12,300 --> 00:35:14,232
manhole covers on his car, and
1357
00:35:14,233 --> 00:35:15,133
we're gonna race.
1358
00:35:15,134 --> 00:35:17,166
We'll just see who does better.
1359
00:35:17,167 --> 00:35:18,499
Narrator: With a
1360
00:35:18,500 --> 00:35:20,099
winner-takes-all course
1361
00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:22,166
featuring slaloms, barriers, and
1362
00:35:22,167 --> 00:35:23,067
bunting...
1363
00:35:23,068 --> 00:35:25,099
Ah, that's a proper speedway.
1364
00:35:25,100 --> 00:35:26,532
Narrator: Adam's
1365
00:35:26,533 --> 00:35:27,333
confident.
1366
00:35:27,334 --> 00:35:29,199
This contest is pretty
1367
00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:31,432
simple... the low-rider
1368
00:35:31,433 --> 00:35:33,799
vs. The knife rider.
1369
00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:35,366
Slicing through the night.
1370
00:35:35,367 --> 00:35:36,632
I think the outcome is gonna be
1371
00:35:36,633 --> 00:35:37,467
pretty simple, too.
1372
00:35:37,468 --> 00:35:39,432
I think i, in the flaming car,
1373
00:35:39,433 --> 00:35:42,166
am gonna smoke the hoosier.
1374
00:35:42,167 --> 00:35:43,866
Narrator: But Jamie's a man
1375
00:35:43,867 --> 00:35:44,700
with a plan.
1376
00:35:44,701 --> 00:35:46,566
Just like with rubber tires,
1377
00:35:46,567 --> 00:35:48,232
these steel wheels will lose
1378
00:35:48,233 --> 00:35:50,099
traction if they break free, so
1379
00:35:50,100 --> 00:35:51,699
the key to success here is
1380
00:35:51,700 --> 00:35:53,332
gonna be for me to ride the
1381
00:35:53,333 --> 00:35:55,232
accelerator so that i don't lose
1382
00:35:55,233 --> 00:35:56,832
traction but i actually do
1383
00:35:56,833 --> 00:35:58,066
get up speed.
1384
00:35:58,067 --> 00:35:59,566
Narrator: Jamie's right.
1385
00:35:59,567 --> 00:36:01,199
This track race is all about
1386
00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:02,499
traction.
1387
00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:04,066
[ Engine revs ]
1388
00:36:04,067 --> 00:36:06,066
Okay, rims vs.
1389
00:36:06,067 --> 00:36:07,399
Manhole covers.
1390
00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,066
Narrator: Whoever has more
1391
00:36:09,067 --> 00:36:10,166
will take the title.
1392
00:36:10,167 --> 00:36:13,932
In three... Two... One.
1393
00:36:13,933 --> 00:36:20,366
[ Engines rev ]
1394
00:36:20,367 --> 00:36:21,532
Narrator: And right from the
1395
00:36:21,533 --> 00:36:22,067
word "go"...
1396
00:36:22,068 --> 00:36:23,966
Aw, he's way ahead of me!
1397
00:36:23,967 --> 00:36:24,733
Come on!
1398
00:36:24,733 --> 00:36:25,600
Narrator: Jamie takes a
1399
00:36:25,601 --> 00:36:27,466
commanding lead...
1400
00:36:27,467 --> 00:36:29,299
Yeah, baby.
1401
00:36:29,300 --> 00:36:30,466
Narrator: While Adam has
1402
00:36:30,467 --> 00:36:33,466
just a fraction of the traction.
1403
00:36:33,467 --> 00:36:35,066
Oh, no!
1404
00:36:35,067 --> 00:36:36,699
Narrator: And although Jamie
1405
00:36:36,700 --> 00:36:38,299
doesn't have enough control to
1406
00:36:38,300 --> 00:36:39,632
steer clear of the crash
1407
00:36:39,633 --> 00:36:41,532
barrier...
1408
00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:45,366
He is beating Adam, hands down.
1409
00:36:45,367 --> 00:36:47,266
Oh!
1410
00:36:47,267 --> 00:36:49,532
Oh!
1411
00:36:49,533 --> 00:36:50,966
Well, that didn't go at all
1412
00:36:50,967 --> 00:36:51,933
like i expected.
1413
00:36:51,934 --> 00:36:53,632
Not only did i get no traction
1414
00:36:53,633 --> 00:36:55,299
and couldn't get up to speed,
1415
00:36:55,300 --> 00:36:56,866
but, once i did, i had very
1416
00:36:56,867 --> 00:36:58,266
little control, careened
1417
00:36:58,267 --> 00:37:02,299
right into the water pyramid.
1418
00:37:02,300 --> 00:37:04,666
And on the slalom, I'm spinning
1419
00:37:04,667 --> 00:37:06,566
360s, 720s.
1420
00:37:06,567 --> 00:37:08,966
I have absolutely no traction
1421
00:37:08,967 --> 00:37:10,799
with these manhole covers.
1422
00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:12,066
No!
1423
00:37:12,067 --> 00:37:13,166
No!
1424
00:37:13,167 --> 00:37:15,299
As I'm doing this, I'm watching
1425
00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:17,466
Jamie serenely, like the turtle
1426
00:37:17,467 --> 00:37:19,366
from that cartoon, slow and
1427
00:37:19,367 --> 00:37:20,932
steady, making his way
1428
00:37:20,933 --> 00:37:22,899
unnervingly around all of the
1429
00:37:22,900 --> 00:37:24,266
slalom cones.
1430
00:37:24,267 --> 00:37:26,066
And then he goes through the
1431
00:37:26,067 --> 00:37:27,832
finish line and insouciantly
1432
00:37:27,833 --> 00:37:29,699
turns around and waits for me.
1433
00:37:29,700 --> 00:37:33,532
I won!
1434
00:37:33,533 --> 00:37:35,499
Watches me spin out and
1435
00:37:35,500 --> 00:37:37,732
slowly make my way all the way
1436
00:37:37,733 --> 00:37:40,499
to the finish line 19 seconds
1437
00:37:40,500 --> 00:37:41,866
later.
1438
00:37:41,867 --> 00:37:43,266
Well, Adam said he was gonna
1439
00:37:43,267 --> 00:37:46,366
smoke me, but i don't think so.
1440
00:37:46,367 --> 00:37:47,699
I actually whupped him.
1441
00:37:47,700 --> 00:37:49,232
I also was really surprised
1442
00:37:49,233 --> 00:37:50,832
because i thought he had more
1443
00:37:50,833 --> 00:37:52,232
traction than i did.
1444
00:37:52,233 --> 00:37:53,932
Turns out he didn't.
1445
00:37:53,933 --> 00:37:55,132
Narrator: Ain't that the
1446
00:37:55,133 --> 00:37:55,567
truth?
1447
00:37:55,568 --> 00:37:57,832
The manholes, impeded by their
1448
00:37:57,833 --> 00:38:00,066
narrow nature, were next to
1449
00:38:00,067 --> 00:38:01,932
useless.
1450
00:38:01,933 --> 00:38:03,199
The rims win.
1451
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:04,732
What did we learn?
1452
00:38:04,733 --> 00:38:06,099
Well, i think, throughout
1453
00:38:06,100 --> 00:38:07,366
this whole episode, we've
1454
00:38:07,367 --> 00:38:08,566
learned that a flat tire
1455
00:38:08,567 --> 00:38:09,599
does not necessarily
1456
00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:10,533
incapacitate you.
1457
00:38:10,534 --> 00:38:12,399
Pretty much every last thing we
1458
00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:14,099
tried worked to some degree,
1459
00:38:14,100 --> 00:38:15,067
albeit slowly.
1460
00:38:15,068 --> 00:38:16,299
Just goes to show, a little
1461
00:38:16,300 --> 00:38:17,267
ingenuity will take you
1462
00:38:17,267 --> 00:38:17,833
a long way.
1463
00:38:17,833 --> 00:38:18,567
It sure will.
1464
00:38:18,567 --> 00:38:19,500
Let's get out of here.
1465
00:38:19,501 --> 00:38:24,066
[ Chuckles ]
1466
00:38:24,067 --> 00:38:25,432
All right, this myth is
1467
00:38:25,433 --> 00:38:25,967
busted.
1468
00:38:25,968 --> 00:38:27,466
We went 70 miles an hour, the
1469
00:38:27,467 --> 00:38:29,066
fastest a fish can go, for over
1470
00:38:29,067 --> 00:38:30,399
a mile, and all we got was
1471
00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:30,767
smoke.
1472
00:38:30,768 --> 00:38:31,932
And that was giving it the
1473
00:38:31,933 --> 00:38:33,066
best possible chances of it
1474
00:38:33,067 --> 00:38:34,067
working.
1475
00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:35,466
But I'm still curious.
1476
00:38:35,467 --> 00:38:37,132
Can you set a reel on fire by
1477
00:38:37,133 --> 00:38:38,833
just spinning it fast enough?
1478
00:38:38,967 --> 00:38:40,432
I think it's time we replicate
1479
00:38:40,433 --> 00:38:41,167
the results.
1480
00:38:41,168 --> 00:38:42,299
Well, you know what
1481
00:38:42,300 --> 00:38:43,067
that means.
1482
00:38:43,068 --> 00:38:44,832
We need something that goes
1483
00:38:44,833 --> 00:38:46,532
faster than any fish ever
1484
00:38:46,533 --> 00:38:47,333
recorded.
1485
00:38:47,334 --> 00:38:50,232
We need a superfish.
1486
00:38:50,233 --> 00:38:51,599
Narrator: So, back at the
1487
00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:52,167
runway...
1488
00:38:52,167 --> 00:38:52,900
[ Laughs ]
1489
00:38:52,901 --> 00:38:54,566
Narrator: It's time for
1490
00:38:54,567 --> 00:38:56,299
"mythbusters" extreme fishing,
1491
00:38:56,300 --> 00:38:56,900
take two.
1492
00:38:56,901 --> 00:38:58,432
So, it's my favorite time of
1493
00:38:58,433 --> 00:38:59,899
the myth... where we replicate
1494
00:38:59,900 --> 00:39:00,700
the results.
1495
00:39:00,701 --> 00:39:02,066
We got our boat, we got our
1496
00:39:02,067 --> 00:39:03,499
reel, we got our line, and we
1497
00:39:03,500 --> 00:39:06,732
got a really big, fast fish.
1498
00:39:06,733 --> 00:39:09,699
[ Engine revs ]
1499
00:39:09,700 --> 00:39:11,832
My friends, let me present
1500
00:39:11,833 --> 00:39:13,799
this motorcycle sidecar
1501
00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:15,799
professional-racing rig,
1502
00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:18,066
otherwise known as
1503
00:39:18,067 --> 00:39:19,566
sharkus Maximus.
1504
00:39:19,567 --> 00:39:21,932
Narrator: With a top speed of
1505
00:39:21,933 --> 00:39:23,732
200 miles an hour, this
1506
00:39:23,733 --> 00:39:26,066
road-racing sidecar, piloted by
1507
00:39:26,067 --> 00:39:28,599
pro driver Mike Jones and his
1508
00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:31,066
counterbalancing assistant,
1509
00:39:31,067 --> 00:39:33,066
is the real deal.
1510
00:39:33,067 --> 00:39:35,199
But upping the speed of the fish
1511
00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:38,066
isn't the only switcheroo.
1512
00:39:38,067 --> 00:39:39,566
So far, we have exhausted
1513
00:39:39,567 --> 00:39:41,266
everything, and we have not been
1514
00:39:41,267 --> 00:39:42,699
able to get a reel to catch
1515
00:39:42,700 --> 00:39:44,399
on fire, so we decided to switch
1516
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:46,799
to a more flammable lubricant...
1517
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:48,466
Engine-starting fluid.
1518
00:39:48,467 --> 00:39:50,099
Now, this proved to be the most
1519
00:39:50,100 --> 00:39:51,532
effective back at the shop.
1520
00:39:51,533 --> 00:39:52,766
It is basically ether.
1521
00:39:52,767 --> 00:39:54,399
It's very flammable, has a low
1522
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:55,599
ignition temperature.
1523
00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:56,966
The only problem is, it makes
1524
00:39:56,967 --> 00:39:58,232
you dizzy and it evaporates
1525
00:39:58,233 --> 00:39:58,733
quickly.
1526
00:39:58,734 --> 00:40:00,032
But we're gonna see how this
1527
00:40:00,033 --> 00:40:01,199
does on our fishing reel.
1528
00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:02,299
Narrator: And with that...
1529
00:40:02,300 --> 00:40:03,432
All right, you're all
1530
00:40:03,433 --> 00:40:04,033
hooked up.
1531
00:40:04,034 --> 00:40:05,666
Narrator: It's time for
1532
00:40:05,667 --> 00:40:07,132
this finale to shape up or
1533
00:40:07,133 --> 00:40:08,766
ship out.
1534
00:40:08,767 --> 00:40:09,832
Ready to go fishing?
1535
00:40:09,833 --> 00:40:11,099
I'm ready.
1536
00:40:11,100 --> 00:40:12,366
Is the shark ready?
1537
00:40:12,367 --> 00:40:14,799
[ Laughs ]
1538
00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:15,866
Yeah.
1539
00:40:15,867 --> 00:40:17,732
All right, here we go.
1540
00:40:17,733 --> 00:40:18,799
Shark's away
1541
00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:21,266
in three... Two... One... Go!
1542
00:40:21,267 --> 00:40:23,499
[ Engine revs ]
1543
00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:25,099
All right, putting the
1544
00:40:25,100 --> 00:40:25,800
drag on!
1545
00:40:25,801 --> 00:40:28,399
245, 300!
1546
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:29,367
Put it on the drag.
1547
00:40:29,368 --> 00:40:32,200
We're up to 470, 500!
1548
00:40:32,333 --> 00:40:33,566
600!
1549
00:40:33,567 --> 00:40:35,800
700!
1550
00:40:35,833 --> 00:40:36,966
Oh, my gosh!
1551
00:40:36,967 --> 00:40:38,666
700 degrees.
1552
00:40:38,667 --> 00:40:40,399
Whoa! Whoa!
1553
00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:41,632
Whoo-hoo!
1554
00:40:41,633 --> 00:40:43,866
[ Chuckling ] Oh, man! Wow!
1555
00:40:43,867 --> 00:40:44,433
How much?
1556
00:40:44,467 --> 00:40:46,399
We got up to 700 degrees
1557
00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:47,367
red-hot.
1558
00:40:47,368 --> 00:40:48,967
And we broke the line.
1559
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:50,166
[ Chuckling ] We broke
1560
00:40:50,167 --> 00:40:50,700
the line.
1561
00:40:50,700 --> 00:40:51,200
Whoo!
1562
00:40:51,201 --> 00:40:53,366
Narrator: Despite the daring
1563
00:40:53,367 --> 00:40:55,467
duo hitting 140 miles an hour,
1564
00:40:55,500 --> 00:40:58,432
the reel hitting 700 degrees,
1565
00:40:58,433 --> 00:41:00,667
and Tory adding close to a cup
1566
00:41:00,700 --> 00:41:02,566
of ether, there was still
1567
00:41:02,567 --> 00:41:04,799
no ignition, which leaves just
1568
00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:08,500
one thing left to try.
1569
00:41:08,633 --> 00:41:10,566
More speed.
1570
00:41:10,567 --> 00:41:12,599
And for that, kari's taking
1571
00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:13,400
no chances.
1572
00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:14,233
[ Laughter ]
1573
00:41:14,234 --> 00:41:16,066
Kari, don't you think that's
1574
00:41:16,067 --> 00:41:17,166
a little overkill?
1575
00:41:17,167 --> 00:41:19,499
Oh, my god. That is hilarious.
1576
00:41:19,500 --> 00:41:21,299
You ready?
1577
00:41:21,300 --> 00:41:22,532
Okay, I'll spray
1578
00:41:22,533 --> 00:41:23,699
the starter fluid.
1579
00:41:23,700 --> 00:41:25,299
Let's get our reel on.
1580
00:41:25,300 --> 00:41:27,566
In three... Two... One...
1581
00:41:27,567 --> 00:41:28,533
Hit it!
1582
00:41:28,534 --> 00:41:30,366
[ Engine revs ]
1583
00:41:30,367 --> 00:41:32,232
Narrator: Both racer Mike and
1584
00:41:32,233 --> 00:41:34,066
his mate and the temperature of
1585
00:41:34,067 --> 00:41:35,332
the reel rocket up.
1586
00:41:35,333 --> 00:41:37,166
We got ourselves a big one
1587
00:41:37,167 --> 00:41:37,967
this time.
1588
00:41:37,968 --> 00:41:39,666
95.
1589
00:41:39,667 --> 00:41:40,832
100.
1590
00:41:40,833 --> 00:41:41,866
Holy crap. He is flying.
1591
00:41:41,867 --> 00:41:43,632
200.
1592
00:41:43,633 --> 00:41:45,732
I'm on full drag right now.
1593
00:41:45,733 --> 00:41:47,166
200!
1594
00:41:47,167 --> 00:41:48,966
380!
1595
00:41:48,967 --> 00:41:50,199
400!
1596
00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:51,399
Narrator: This time, the
1597
00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:52,300
shark's speeding at
1598
00:41:52,301 --> 00:41:53,866
180 miles an hour.
1599
00:41:53,867 --> 00:41:55,966
600!
1600
00:41:55,967 --> 00:41:57,566
Narrator: But when the
1601
00:41:57,567 --> 00:41:59,132
temperature passes 700...
1602
00:41:59,133 --> 00:42:00,366
Whoa!
1603
00:42:00,367 --> 00:42:01,699
Oh, this is ridiculous.
1604
00:42:01,700 --> 00:42:03,366
Narrator: The line melts
1605
00:42:03,367 --> 00:42:05,132
but doesn't ignite.
1606
00:42:05,133 --> 00:42:06,166
There is no way this myth is
1607
00:42:06,167 --> 00:42:07,167
true, but we need to see this
1608
00:42:07,168 --> 00:42:08,433
thing catch on fire.
1609
00:42:08,567 --> 00:42:09,699
Narrator: Without doubt, they
1610
00:42:09,700 --> 00:42:11,667
got the hottest reel possible.
1611
00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:13,899
But that heat within the reel
1612
00:42:13,900 --> 00:42:16,066
was still not enough to ignite
1613
00:42:16,067 --> 00:42:17,733
their fuel on the line.
1614
00:42:17,867 --> 00:42:20,099
So as a last resort, Tory adds
1615
00:42:20,100 --> 00:42:21,799
one final ingredient...
1616
00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:24,899
A 1,200-degree flame, and...
1617
00:42:24,900 --> 00:42:25,967
Aah!
1618
00:42:26,067 --> 00:42:26,800
Finally!
1619
00:42:26,801 --> 00:42:28,399
Know how long I've been
1620
00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:30,166
waiting to see a flaming reel?
1621
00:42:30,167 --> 00:42:31,732
Now, this is "mythbusters"
1622
00:42:31,733 --> 00:42:34,232
fishing!
1623
00:42:34,233 --> 00:42:35,299
Narrator: Finally, there's
1624
00:42:35,300 --> 00:42:37,166
fire in the hole, but only
1625
00:42:37,167 --> 00:42:39,333
thanks to a naked flame burning
1626
00:42:39,367 --> 00:42:41,932
500 degrees hotter than anything
1627
00:42:41,933 --> 00:42:45,066
their fish could create.
1628
00:42:45,067 --> 00:42:46,899
It wasn't until we introduced
1629
00:42:46,900 --> 00:42:48,432
an open flame to the reel
1630
00:42:48,433 --> 00:42:50,266
did we ever see a flaming reel.
1631
00:42:50,267 --> 00:42:52,699
This one is busted on every
1632
00:42:52,700 --> 00:42:53,533
level.
1633
00:42:53,533 --> 00:42:54,200
Narrator: In fact,
1634
00:42:54,201 --> 00:42:56,066
you might say it's busted
1635
00:42:56,067 --> 00:42:58,733
hook, line, and sinker.
1636
00:42:58,767 --> 00:43:00,399
I have to say, we tested
1637
00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:01,567
this one thoroughly.
1638
00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:02,600
Yeah, that was a great
1639
00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:03,200
fishing trip.
1640
00:43:03,201 --> 00:43:04,243
Shall we set sail for home?
1641
00:43:04,267 --> 00:43:06,066
Yeah, let's go, you
1642
00:43:06,067 --> 00:43:08,399
motor-boating son of a gun, you.
1643
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:11,633
You old sailor, you.
1644
00:43:11,667 --> 00:43:14,566
[ Sighs ]
1645
00:43:14,567 --> 00:43:20,066
Think we're out of gas.
1646
00:43:20,067 --> 00:43:21,332
So, do you want to know why
1647
00:43:21,333 --> 00:43:22,333
we did what we did and
1648
00:43:22,334 --> 00:43:23,532
didn't do what we didn't do?
1649
00:43:23,533 --> 00:43:24,433
Well go to
1650
00:43:24,434 --> 00:43:26,266
discovery. Com/mythbusters/
1651
00:43:26,267 --> 00:43:28,399
aftershow for our aftershow and
1652
00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:30,099
keep those questions and
1653
00:43:30,100 --> 00:43:32,200
comments coming.
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